An unusual little plant, Pink Purslane grows to about 30cm high. It has 15-20mm across pink flowers. They have 5 notched, dark-veined, pink petals, with small yellow markings towards centre of flower. The stamens are tipped with pink pollen. What to look for are the 2 cup-shaped sepals below the flower. These flowers are borne in small clusters on erect, hairless stems. Basal leaves are oval and stalked. Stem leaves are opposite, veined and stalkless. The preferred habitat seems to be damp woodland and sandy soil. This is an introduced annual or perennial, very occasional found in the North East and South East of Ireland. It belongs to the Blinks family.
I first recorded and photographed this plant in May, 2012.
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